Now, THIS is the way to start a morning. Ann is a classic - and remains the queen of conservative writers.
Somehow, she manages to top herself with every new column.
I'm just glad she's on OUR side!
Brilliant, simply brilliant!
The role of the fictional "Uncle Tom" is so often misunderstood, particularly by Americans of African descent. Uncle Tom was a dignified and reticent personality, who even through all the insults and affronts visited upon him, still down at the center was a good and insofar as it was within his capacity, a generous soul, without vengeance for those who berated and beat upon him at every turn. For he knew, that to exact revenge was not his province, and that in Heaven, he would receive his reward. Likewise, those who called down this persecution upon him would pay the price in the next life.
"Uncle Tom" was Mahatma Ghandi before Mahatma Ghandi was born, and was meant to be the inspiration for all slaves to be acknowledged as human beings first, and only in unfortunate circumstances secondly.